The Third Battle of Chattanooga (popularly known as The Battle of Chattanooga, and including the Battle of LookoutMountain and the Battle of Missionary Ridge) was fought from November 23 to November 25, 1863, in the American Civil War.
After their disastrous defeat at the Battle of Chickamauga, the 40,000 men of the Union Army of the Cumberland under Major General William Rosecrans retreated to Chattanooga, Tennessee.
The ensuing Battle of Wauhatchie (October 28 to October 29, 1863) was one of the war's few battles fought exclusively at night.
The American Civil War'sBattle of LookoutMountain, also known as The Battle Above the Clouds took place on November 24, 1863 in southeastern Tennessee near Chattanooga.
In the battle Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant captured LookoutMountain and began to break the Confederate siege of the city led by General Braxton Bragg.
The Confederate artillery on LookoutMountain was ineffective due to cloud cover and the steep angle of fire.
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